The Atlanta Falcons will head into Florida’s Camping World Stadium Thursday night at 8:00pm EST to play the Miami Dolphins in this week 3 of the NFL preseason.
Betting Odds
Point Spread: Miami -2.5
Total: 43.5
So far the Falcon’s are off to a great start with a 24-13 victory over the Browns in their latest to push their record to 2-0 in this 2016/17 preseason games. Second string QB Matt Simms managed 136 passing yards and 1 touchdown. QB Matt Ryan was 6 for 15 passes in the first two games and is expected to play the first half of their meeting with Miami. Atlanta’s run game was strong managing 5.5 yards per carry in the first 2 matchups with Cyrus Gray leading the charge at 76 years on 18 carries.
The Dolphins started of the preseason at 1-1 and are coming off a 41-14 beating by the Cowboys. Starting QB Ryan Tannehill hasn’t gotten off to an impressive start passing for 162 yards and 2 touchdowns in the two matches. Miami did manage a decent ground game averaging 4.1 yards per carry with Isaiah Pead leading the charge at 48 yards on just 4 carries for an impressive 9.5 yards per carry.
Betting Trends
- Atlanta is 5-1 against the spread in their last 6 Thursday games.
- The Falcons are 2-10 against the spread in their last 12 games.
- Miami is 0- against the spread in their last 4 turf games.
- The Dolphins are 5-16 against the spread in their last 21 games overall.
- Atlanta is 4-1-1 against the spread in their last 6 games against Miami.
Atlanta Falcons at Miami Dolphins Free Pick
Our early lean on this game is to the Falcons who looked really impressive in their latest. Yes, it was against the lowly Browns, but it was a dominating performance, out-yarding Cleveland by 255 yards in the easy win. We’ll take the points, but we won’t fully invest until we get a better feel for the game plans.
Take the Atlanta Falcons +2.5 or shop around for a +3 available at some of the sportsbooks shown on the Sportsbettingstats.com Odds page.
